Deputy PM Prawit ensures security for people on New Year holiday

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Deputy PM ensures security for people on New Year holiday

 

BANGKOK, 15 December 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon has emphasized stringent enforcement of laws during the New Year festival and expressed readiness to ensure safety for the people. 

The deputy PM on Wednesday presided over a meeting on security and road accident reduction during the coming New Year holiday. He instructed security units and officers to stay vigilant in every area in order to prevent incidents and ensure security for the public with a focus on preventive measures. 

Gen. Prawit stressed on stringent law enforcement and the establishment of joint commands between the military, police and public health units. He added that there must be incident action plans and drills at important places, especially New Year countdown venues, airports, bus terminals and Sanam Luang. All relevant units must be on standby and work in coordination, said Gen. Prawit. 

The deputy PM also urged the public to alert officers of irregularities and use the roads carefully in order to prevent and decrease road accidents.

 

-- nnt 2016-12-15

[Caveat Emptor]

Do all the people who will be waving candles in Bkk need extra security or just fire prevention ?

[PatOngo]

Just beware of foreign gangs preying on tourists!!!..............Yeah Right!

[baboon]

So in other words there will be police on duty over the New Year holiday just like every other day of the year. And this bloke seems to think this is important enough to make an announcement about?

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Security boosted to ensure public safety during New Year celebration

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Security measures are now being imposed by police and the military to ensure safety for the people as the New Year is approaching. Notably the police will emphasize on traffic safety as people are expected to travel out of the capital back homes to celebrate the long New Year holidays.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan who is also the defense minister stated that the meeting yesterday on internal security matters agreed that security measures will need to be stepped up as the New Year approaches to ensure the greatest degree of safety and minimize losses for the general public.

 

Police and internal security units will serve as the principal force to handle the enforcement of regulations particularly with regards to traffic laws which they have been granted the authority to seize vehicles of traffic violators such drunk drivers, he said.

 

The commissioner of the Royal Thai Police has also announced that from December 22 – 31 a crackdown on all criminal activities will be carried out in every territory.

 

Police officers have been ordered to be particularly vigilant at all locations where large crowds will congregate such as countdown locations as well as other locations where funeral rites have been organized.

 

Furthermore, a strict monitoring of the entry of all foreign nationals into the country as well as the collection of related intelligence on suspected persons has been ordered to all security personnel posted along the country’s borders.

 

Finally, narcotics units have also been ordered to monitor all drug related activities to prevent traffickers from taking advantage of the festivities to smuggle drugs into the country.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/security-boosted-ensure-public-safety-new-year-celebration/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-15

[upena]

They did this last New Year. Road deaths increased 11%. They did it again during Songkran. Road deaths increased 20%. Keep in mind that only those that die at the scene of the accident are counted as road deaths keeping the numbers extremely low.

[Emster23]

Does this mean the rest of the year you're on your own, good luck Chuck? He can't ensure protection anyway, it is like ordering the beaches to clean themselves.

[Brer Fox]

I wonder if civil servants are expected to do their required PM designated exercises over the new year holiday period?

[mettech]

Is n't it the person that went on a holiday on tax payers money and went to America for a deal about choppers ????

perhaps they will be able to check traffic from the air.

[Mook23]

Him. Big. So. Big. Khrap.

[bangon04]

so the news is - the RT Police will be "urged" to actually do their job over the holiday period.

" from December 22 – 31 a crackdown on all criminal activities will be carried out in every territory. "

[MichaelJohn]

"Royal Thai Police has also announced that from December 22 – 31 a crackdown on all criminal activities will be carried out in every territory".

Is that not there job 24/7 365 days of the year ....... no, just 10 days is okay leaving 355 to play on their phones, drink tea ...................

[Sparkles]

Same old PR spin rolled out every December.The death toll on the roads will be horrendous and you wont see police on the roads,sadly nothing changes.Thailand in many ways still languishing in the 3rd world mentality

[NCC1701A]

"Security boosted to ensure public safety during New Year celebration"

 

Sorry I lost track, is this "boost" on top of the last "boost", and the one before it?

If so, there must be one policeman for every person in Thailand by now.

I feel safe.

 

[fruitman]

10 hours ago, Caveat Emptor said:

Do all the people who will be waving candles in Bkk need extra security or just fire prevention ?

 

They need bins but i bet they won't come back since it soooo safe.

[waldroj]

"...Deputy PM Prawit ensures security..." 

 

Oh sure!

 

Are you sure the jovial little homunculus is using the correct homonym ??? 

 

Is he indeed ensuring our safety, or is it just his assurance, and we should still ensure we are insured. 

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The deputy PM also urged the public to alert officers of irregularities and use the roads carefully in order to prevent and decrease road accidents.

 

What constitutes an irregularity?  Five children driving a scooter?  A farang with dreadlocks?  

 

Or do you go the other direction and alert officers of irregularities like someone driving safely and respectfully?